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The first reference to the term “islamophobia” appeared in an essay by an orientalist Etienne Dinet “The Orient in the eyes of the Occident” (1922) for defining negative attitude to Islam, that was traced back in many clashes between the Muslim world and Europe from the Crusades to colonialism period and that had religion as a base (Islam in opposition to Christianity).

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In September, 2006 Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia, hosted International Conference “Dialogue of Cultures And Inter-Faith Cooperation” which brought together representatives of Council of Europe and religious leaders of traditional confessions in...